motivation

motivation

Motivation is a tricky thing. It comes in hot and fast, makes you feel like you can do anything but than it burns out and leaves you feeling like you can’t do anything at all. Motivation is certainly important but it needs to be complimented with discipline. ...
the problem with feelings

the problem with feelings

Feelings are important. They are our primary motivator and they contribute to why we rise and fall. Without them nothing ever gets going. They make us feel good, and without them we wouldn’t feel the pressure to sober up and muster the courage to get out of the funk...

I’m only human

  I’m only human. What a defeatist cop-out. What a vicious and villainous way to make excuses. By blaming your misgivings and frustrations on the very thing that makes life beautiful. Our humanity. Look. I get it. I get the frustration. I get the...

dumbbell curls

  Bodybuilders call them reps. Repetitions. They feel and grip a heavy dumbbell, curl it up and down, and repeat. They do this over and over and over again. Set after set. Day after day. Month after month. Year after year. A lifetime of repetitions. A lifetime...

setbacks and days of fog

  This is not an exercise in failure. There is a subtle but important difference between experiencing our mistakes and living with setbacks. Failure feels permanent. It burdens our soul. Setbacks, on the other hand, although we bear the same impact, do not...

hiding in plain sight

  When it comes to having dreams, we always raise our hands in excitement.  When it comes time to buying the shovel and spade, and doing the work, the numbers noticeably dwindle.  When it’s time to finish what we started, and be finally done with our...